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Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In New Milford Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In New Milford
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In New Milford A 64-year-old New Milford man was seriously injured when he was struck by a commuter bus shortly before dawn Wednesday, authorities confirmed. The victim was struck at the intersection of Madison Avenue and River Road at 6:22 a.m. Feb. 21, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Holy Name EMS and paramedics tended to the pedestrian, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. The intersection remained closed for three hours until shortly before 9:30 a.m. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit and members of the county sheriff's Bur…
Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities
Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities A repeat offender from Passaic who's had previous run-ins with law enforcement fought with and spit at police in New Milford, authorities said. Everett McBurse, 30, "has assaulted police and resisted arrest every time he's had an encounter" with them, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. This time, Officers Isaiah Castaneda and Thomas Foschini were interviewing McBurse while responding to a report of a dispute at a home on Faller Drive when he told them he had an active warrant, the chief said. Records show he actually had two -- one in New Milford and the other in Passaic, both inv…
GOTCHA! New Milford PD Sergeant Nabs Man Wanted For Englewood Domestic Violence Assault GOTCHA! New Milford PD Sergeant Nabs Man Wanted For Englewood Domestic Violence Assault
Gotcha! New Milford PD Sergeant Nabs Man Wanted For Englewood Domestic Violence Assault A New Milford man wanted for assaulting, restraining and threatening a domestic violence victim was captured by a keen-eyed borough police officer. Paul W. Cheshire, 41, was wanted by Englewood police, who'd issued a statewide alert after obtaining a warrant for his arrest late last week. It was shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, June 16, when New Milford Police Sgt. Brian Carlino spotted Cheshire's two-door Mini Cooper with tinted windows in the parking lot of the Brookchester Shopping Center, records show. Cheshire was seized and turned over to Englewood polie, who reported finding a knife i…
Lodi Man Busted In Theft Of Snow Plow From New Milford School District Lodi Man Busted In Theft Of Snow Plow From New Milford School District
Lodi Man Busted In Theft Of Snow Plow From New Milford School District A Lodi man who authorities said has a thing for snow plows was arrested by New Milford police. Enzo Russo, 56, is also being eyed in similar thefts in Bergen and Passaic, they said. The snow plow in question in New Milford was taken from the local Board of Education while it was parked on school property, Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Police recovered the snow plow and arrested Russon on Friday, May 12, Van Saders said. Russo remained held on Saturday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with theft, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools. Records show f…
SEE ANYTHING? Bicyclist, 65, Seriously Injured In New Milford, Police Seek Hit-Run Driver SEE ANYTHING? Bicyclist, 65, Seriously Injured In New Milford, Police Seek Hit-Run Driver
SEE Anything? Bicyclist, 65, Seriously Injured In New Milford, Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Police in New Milford turned to the public for help finding a pickup truck driver who fled after hitting and seriously injuring a 65-year-old bicyclist. The victim was struck by a white newer-model Ford pickup at the intersection of Boulevard and Hoffman Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. “The bicyclist sustained significant injuries and was immediately rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he is recovering in the trauma unit,” Van Saders said on Monday, April 24. The truck took off south on Boulevard towards New Bridge Road, he said…
UPDATE: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues UPDATE: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues
Update: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues A Long Island man who was gunned down at an apartment complex in New Milford last month is being laid to rest this coming weekend as the hunt for his killer continued. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella identified the victim shot in the head in the rear of the Bookchester Apartments in the 900 block of Boulevard on Nov. 26 as Jacques McDonald, 25, of Amityville. McDonald was taken in traumatic arrest to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m., roughly an hour after the call, the prosecutor said. Investigators have yet to disclose unde…
Resident, 72, Assaulted After Handing $8,700 To Grandparent Bail Scammer: New Milford PD Resident, 72, Assaulted After Handing $8,700 To Grandparent Bail Scammer: New Milford PD
Resident, 72, Assaulted After Handing $8,700 To Grandparent Bail Scammer: New Milford PD A heartless thug assaulted a 72-year-old New Milford man after conning the victim and his wife out of $8,700 with a grandparent bail scam, authorities said. Carlos Liriano-Cruz, 21, convinced the victims that their grandson was in police custody and needed the cash for bail, Police Chief Brian T. Clancy said. Liriano-Cruz, of Paterson, had gone to their house, collected the money and began heading back to a vehicle parked up the street when the father realized they'd been conned, the chief said. The victim followed Liriano-Cruz and recorded a short video of him and his car with his cellpho…
Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services
Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services A unique and distinguished group of panelists from Bergen County will participate in a live -- and live-streamed -- discussion about available services and resources for victims of domestic violence. "Residents have reached out for help because they feel trapped and isolated," said New Milford Councilman Matthew Seymour, who organized and will moderate the 4th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium this coming Tuesday, Oct. 25. The round-table discussion at New Milford High School -- which will also be live-streamed -- will "bring together experts with the goal of providing a compreh…
New Milford Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn New Milford Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn
New Milford Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn A self-employed New Milford man was charged with collecting and sharing child pornography, authorities announced. Shaboo Williams, 29, was arrested during a court-approved search of his Faller Drive apartment in the New Milford Estates section of town on Thursday, Sept. 15, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Musella’s investigators had discovered that Williams “used the Internet to view, download, possess and distribute items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” the prosecutor said. They charged him with possessing and distributing child pornography and …
RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior
Respects: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. Both the April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septembe…
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. The April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are both at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septemb…
New Milford PD: Drugs Found Stashed In Cans Of Grape Drink, Deodorant, WD-40 New Milford PD: Drugs Found Stashed In Cans Of Grape Drink, Deodorant, WD-40
New Milford PD: Drugs Found Stashed In Cans Of Grape Drink, Deodorant, WD-40 A Clifton driver had a variety of drugs stashed in false-bottom cans of fruit juice, deodorant spray and WD-40 when he was stopped by a New Milford police officer, authorities said. Officer Sam Doran stopped the 2004 Nissan at the intersection of Faller Drive and Bulger Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Assisted by Lt. Scott Petrie and Officer Kyle Hill, Doran took the driver, Neel Chaudhari, 34, into custody for an active traffic warrant, he said. A routine search found Chaudhari carrying a bag of cocaine, Van Saders said. The led to more coke,…
Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield
Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield UPDATE: Bergenfield police on Friday detailed a pair of vehicle pursuits and foot chases that ended with the capture of three accused car thieves from New York City, one of whom they said was carrying more than $10,000 in cash. It began with a hit and run on Sussex Road in Teaneck shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Bergenfield Officer Jose Portorreal was on the lookout when he spotted a suspect getting into a Volkswagen Passat with two other occupants, Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh said. Portorreal tried to stop the car on Harriet Avenue, but the driver sped off before crashing on Greenwich Dri…
New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery
New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery A teenage gunman who remained on the loose for more than a month after he and an accomplice robbed a couple of $700 at a South Hackensack motel was captured following a New Milford police stop, authorities said. Police had been looking for Denys Ludizaca, 19, of Hackensack since last month’s predawn holdup at the Congress Inn on Route 46, South Hackensack Capt. Robert Chinchar said Monday. The victims -- a 35-year-old man and 30-year-old woman -- apparently had been living there the previous few months when ex-con Alec Parker showed up at 5 a.m. the morning of Dec. 10, Chinchar said. The …
Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol
Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol A driver carrying a loaded gun fought with New Milford police before being subdued following a traffic stop, authorities said. Four officers sustained minor injuries during the struggle with Railey Nunez, 24, of the Tribeca section of Manhattan, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Officer Dan O’Neill had stopped the Mercedes Benz bearing a temporary license plate from Tennessee for a violation at Boulevard and Floral Court shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Clancy said. O’Neill and Officer Przemyslaw Boinski ordered the driver, 35-year-old Alex Hernandez of Washington Heights, and Nunez from the ve…
New Milford PD: 'Agitated' Pulled-Over Pickup Driver Packed Loaded Pistol New Milford PD: 'Agitated' Pulled-Over Pickup Driver Packed Loaded Pistol
New Milford PD: 'Agitated' Pulled-Over Pickup Driver Packed Loaded Pistol An "agitated" driver from Virginia had a loaded gun in the cab of his pickup truck when New Milford police pulled him over before dawn Friday, authorities said. Officer Nicholas Williams stopped the truck on River Road near Clinton Avenue for several violations shortly before 1 a.m., Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Officer Andrew Lignos and Sgt. Bryan Mone backed him up. The driver, 24-year-old Michael Colvin of Portsmouth, VA, immediately “became agitated and confrontational with the officers on the stop,” Van Saders said. Colvin at first refused to get out of the vehicle but t…
New Milford PD: Porch Pirate Tied To More Than Dozen Thefts In Town, Bergenfield, Wyckoff New Milford PD: Porch Pirate Tied To More Than Dozen Thefts In Town, Bergenfield, Wyckoff
New Milford PD: Porch Pirate Tied To More Than Dozen Thefts In Town, Bergenfield, Wyckoff New Milford police arrested a porch pirate linked to 10 different thefts in town, as well as others in Bergenfield and Wyckoff, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Nelson Perez was following up Tuesday on a theft from a Boulevard home the day before when he spotted a car that matched one seen on surveillance video in connection with that theft, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Anthony Mendoza, 39, of East Rutherford was seen in the video "taking a package and leaving the area in the vehicle," Van Saders said. Perez stopped the car, assisted by Lt. John Moroney, Detective Brian Carlino and…
CRIME SPREE: Habitual Hackensack Teen Offender Charged In New Milford Police Pursuit, Car Theft CRIME SPREE: Habitual Hackensack Teen Offender Charged In New Milford Police Pursuit, Car Theft
Crime Spree: Habitual Hackensack Teen Offender Charged In New Milford Police Pursuit, Car Theft An 18-year-old Hackensack man charged in a weekend Bergen County crime spree led New Milford police on a stolen car chase, authorities said. Denys Ludizaca was driving the 2011 Toyota Camry reported stolen out of Hackensack when Officer Edward Trinkleback tried to pull him over on Madison avenue shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday for failing to use his directional signal, they said. Ludizaca “disregarded the officer’s signals to stop and turned down multiple side streets,” Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said Wednesday. He eventually pulled over, then hopped out of the car along with a 16-yea…
Prosecutor: New Milford Man's Assaults On 3-Month-Old Cause Brain Injury, Break Ribs Prosecutor: New Milford Man's Assaults On 3-Month-Old Cause Brain Injury, Break Ribs
Prosecutor: New Milford Man's Assaults On 3-Month-Old Cause Brain Injury, Break Ribs A New Milford sprinkler mechanic assaulted a 3-month-old child, breaking the infant’s ribs and causing bleeding on the brain, authorities said. Justin Cerciello, 34, remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated assault and child endangerment. The infant was brought to Holy Name Hospital last Sunday for hemorrhaging in the eyes and blood in the saliva, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The child was transferred to Hackensack University Medical Center after emergency room doctors found bleeding on the brain and various other bruises, Musella said. Doct…